Rudders rigged, elevator torque tube opening redone, cowling work progressing. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute iure reprehenderit in […]
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Here we’re rigging the rudder system. First we’ve installed an AN111 bushing at each rudder and swage the timble onto the cable and attach it to the rudder belcrank with an AN3 bolt. Next we deflect the rudders out 4″ from the wingtip to determine the amount of cable needed at the wingroot to get […]
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Here we’ve glassed the cowling together at the previous cut line, and glassed where we (accidentally) made the wing holes too big. It’s really almost impossible not to make the whole too big without the template, since the cowling will not go inside of the wings to allow you to mark it. So, you end […]
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There is a template for cutting your cowling wing openings. I elected (foolishly) not to use this, since I knew from previous fittings that I wanted to move the cowling prop opening slightly to get a more even spacing around my spinner. DO NOT DO THIS, it is much harder this way, and caused me […]
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Here are some new pictures as we prepare for first flight Sorry, these are a little dark (it was raining cats and dogs here in Cincinnati last night)… I’ll get some brighter pics later For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. […]
Read MoreWings attached! It looks amazingly like an airplane now… For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute iure reprehenderit […]
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